item details
NameWedding tiara and veil
Productioncirca 1945; England
Classificationtiaras, veils
Materialssilk, metal, plastic
Registration NumberGH009502
Credit lineGift of Geoff Kiddle, 2000
Overview
Worn by Marjorie Louise Kiddle (nee Norris) (1922-1986) at her wedding on September 26th, 1945. Mrs Kiddle was a 'war bride' - she met her New Zealand husband, Reginald Ernest Kiddle at the Liverpool Army Base. She immigrated to New Zealand in 1946, possibly sailing on the Rangitane. Her husband was demobbed in early 1946 and returned to New Zealand on HMS Queen. They lived in Lower Hutt and Auckland.